Prayers and support for Sulawesi victims

On the evening of Friday, 28 September 2018, the cities of Palu and Donggala in Central Sulawesi were hit by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake. The earthquake triggered a tsunami along coastal areas in Palu and also in Donggala.

According to the BBC, “at least 844 people are confirmed to have died but that figure is expected to rise sharply as more remote areas are reached. Dozens of people are thought to be trapped alive under the rubble.”

Central Sulawesi is still recovering from the effects of a previous 7.4 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 380 people in August. The Indonesian Disaster Management Agency reported that 2.4 million people were impacted by Friday’s earthquake.

WCRC members, the Indonesian Protestant Church of Donggala (Gereja Protestan Indonesia di Donggala (GPID)) is based in Palu, while the Christian Church in Central Sulawesi (Gereja Kristen Sulawesi Tengah (GKST)), Indonesian Christian Church Synod (Sinode Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI)) and Toraja Church (Gereja Toraja (GT)) have congregations in Palu and other affected areas.

Almighty God,
we pray for
The Indonesian Government,
religious and humanitarian agencies,
other communities who are in Palu and Donggala
may their efforts succeed in providing help
We offer this prayer in the name of the Lord who bless us always
Amen.